This past week was quite a busy week and far from the “normal”
weeks I’ve described the past couple weeks (as you probably figured from the
title of this post). There was so much going on around here this past week, it’s
hard to remember what a whole five day week of school was like!
We had several wonderful opportunities this week to do some
fun things and just enjoy and celebrate the work the kids have been doing in
school. On Tuesday, the ladies from the city (Guadalajara) came. This month the
presentation was on Holland and the kids learned lots. They also had the opportunity to do a little bit of shopping for clothes, toys, books, and more using Euros. The kids were ALL smiles and loved showing and sharing all of their purchases. This time, we
had our own little program for the ladies. We did part of our school program
for them as a practice for our kids for the whole real deal on Friday. The kids
did a wonderful job and the ladies loved it!
Wednesday, we had a mostly normal day of school aside from
practicing our program for part of the morning. Then, on Thursday we went on a
little field trip in Cocula. This was not your average “field trip” but the
kids loved it and it was fun to have some time outside of school and the house
setting to enjoy being with the kids. We went to an “aquarium,” which was
actually a pet store with some fish, turtles, birds, tarantulas, and
cockroaches. The kids were in awe! They loved looking at all the different
kinds of fish and birds, watching the tarantulas eat, and squealing at the
sight of the giant cockroaches. After the aquarium, we went a few doors down to
the Mariachi Museum. Again, not your typical museum experience. It consisted of
a large open room with a mural of mariachi history. The gentleman explained the
history and asked the kids questions about the mural, then we were able to look
around in a little artifact place that had letters, and actual instruments from
long ago! The kids loved getting to see the real instruments and hearing a few
of them being played. It was far from your typical, American elementary school field
trip, but for us and these kids, it was a wonderful experience. The pet shop
even gave us a couple baby turtles.
Friday was the big day. The kids gave out invitations
earlier in the week to all of the family members, workers and people who were a
part of the ministry, as well as mother and grandfather of the two new boys,
inviting them to the school program. We spent most of the morning practicing everything
in order, cleaning the classroom, and setting up the school for the program. At
1, the audience arrived, and the kids were filled with nervous excitement! They
did a lovely job showing all that they have been learning at school with
confidence, excitement and great enthusiasm! I wish I had been able to take
pictures of everything, but I think I’ll be able to snag some from those who
attended to share with you. Cameras were flashing and video was rolling the
whole time. I’m bound to find some good footage to share with you. It was so
cool to see how our kids have been growing even in just the three months I have
been here! They each were able to display their work during an “intermission”
time and everyone was able to walk around and look at all of their hard work. Kids
gave speeches, sang phonics songs and grammar jingles, counted, recited a Bible
poem and memorized scripture passages and more! It was a wonderful afternoon
celebrating these children who are not only growing academically, but in their
love for the Lord our God and His word.
It is such a blessing to serve in such a wonderful,
Christ-centered place. I am blessed to call this place home and these people family.
Here are a few pictures I was able to scrounge up. I'll post more once I get my hands on them :)
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| A little science experiment |
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| Phonics Songs- "Ch" |
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| Counting to 10 :) |
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